A series of short stories, resulting from the collaborative efforts of
a mother and her dying son, tells the story of the life and death at the
age of 29 of Josh Webb '90.

Alive I Cried is the recently published book by Webb and his mother,
Rodey Webb, who says that her son wanted to share with others his four-year
battle with acute myelogenous leukemia, in the hope that it would inspire others.

A philosophy and English (writing) major at St. Lawrence, Josh Webb was,
at the time of his death, vice president of Webb & Sons, Inc./Lok-n-Logs, Inc.,
in Sherburne, New York,
where he headed the the handcrafted log building division. According to
Rodey Webb, Josh "never lost hope. He laughed and cried with fellow patients
as they endured their daily treatments. He urged them to fight, to get out
of bed, to walk, to eat, to laugh...the small steps of survival." The book
was Josh's idea, she says, and its publication his dying wish.